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Portland Trail Blazers: Predicting all-time starting 5 in NBA 2K18

By Raymond Simms

PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 24: Ripcity T-Shirts are laid out on chairs before the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers during Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Moda Center on April 24, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 24: Ripcity T-Shirts are laid out on chairs before the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers during Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Moda Center on April 24, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /
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Mandatory Credit: Sam Forencich/NBAE/Getty Images
Mandatory Credit: Sam Forencich/NBAE/Getty Images /

The Rest of the Roster

While the starting lineup is filled with Blazers legends, there is still a roster to fill. NBA 2K developers have promised that all 30 All-Time Teams will be stocked with 15 actual legends. For most of the classic teams in the game, players that aren’t available in the game have generic, low-rated replacements.

Below are predictions on which players will fill out the remainder of the All-Time roster. Like the starting lineup, players below were chosen based on contributions as a Blazer and their availability on the 2K17 roster or in MyTEAM. Visual Concepts could conceivable add Rod Strickland or Brandon Roy to the game for 2K18. However, we’ll take the conservative approach here and go off of who is already available.

Centers: Arvydas Sabonis, Mychal Thompson

Power Forwards: LaMarcus Aldridge, Zach Randolph, Cliff Robinson

Small Forwards: Nicolas Batum, Kiki Vandeweghe, Bonzi Wells

Shooting Guard: C.J. McCollum

Point Guard: Terry Porter

With the game releasing less than a month from now, information is trickling out about what this virtual basketball simulation will include. After the initial announcement that these teams will exist, only the top seven members of the All-Time Los Angeles Lakers and Paul Pierce‘s presence on the All-Time Celtics has been confirmed.

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We’ll see if All-Time rosters will be revealed before release day, or if users will just have to find out when they get the game. But based off of the Portland Trail Blazers’ storied history, their All-Time Roster will be a fun one to play with and a formidable one to play against.

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